Lemnaceae Lemna trisulca L.

Star Duckweed

Iroquois - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 71

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Scientific name: Lemna trisulca L.
USDA symbol: LETR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Star Duckweed
Family: Lemnaceae
Family (APG): Araceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Poultice of wetted plant and another plant applied to swellings.

RECRD: 50156 id: 19892

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